Greetings all, I am thinking these are the parts I am going to order to get started with a printer attachment for my CNC machine:
http://store.makerbot.com/extruder-controller-v3-6.html $99 http://store.makerbot.com/stepstruder-mk7-complete.html $199 http://store.makerbot.com/black-abs-1kg-spool-1-75mm-filament.html $48 http://www.geckodrive.com/geckodrive-step-motor-drives/g251x.html $89 _________________________________________________________________ $435 I think that I am just going to try the MakerBot extruder controller for now because it comes with a working thermocouple. It seems to be a pretty good cost considering it is the power controller and thermocouple all in one (and should "just work"). I will just have to send the M-words for temperature out of a RS485, which based on the postings I saw should be trivial with LinuxCNC. Question: the gecko 251x states the minimum voltage is 15v. The extruder stepper is rated for 5v: http://store.makerbot.com/nema-17-stepper-motor.html Also, the Gecko 251x shows more inputs than what I see on that stepper motor (4 wires). I have never used a stepper motor before. Can anyone tell me if the Gecko will work with that stepper? Oh, can anyone recommend a decent RS485 card that will just work with Ubuntu? Any other advice before I actually place an order would be greatly appreciated, thanks! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated <http://3DTOPO.com> Phone: 208.462.4171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
